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Technical Notes—Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems
below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page
numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Problem Solution
Camera takes time to turn on. Delete fi les or folders.
105,
133
Viewfi nder is out of focus.
• Adjust viewfi nder focus.
• Use optional diopter adjustment lens.
16
181
Viewfi nder is dark. Charge battery or insert charged battery. 10
Displays turn off without warning. Choose longer monitor off or meter off delays. 157
Unusual characters displayed in con-
trol panel
See “A Note on Electronically Controlled Cam-
eras,” below.
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Displays in control panel or viewfi nd-
er are slow and dim
Displays are aff ected by high or low tempera-
tures.
7
• Fine lines around active focus area
in viewfi nder
• Viewfi nder display turns red
These phenomena are normal and do not indi-
cate a malfunction.
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Playback menu is unavailable. Insert memory card. 14
Menu item is unavailable.
Insert memory card. Battery Info option is
only available when using EN-EL3e batteries.
14
123
Image size can not be changed. NEF (RAW) selected for image quality. 28
Shutter release is disabled.
• Aperture not locked at highest f/-number.
• Memory card is full or not inserted.
• Flash is charging.
• Camera is not in focus.
• Exposure mode S selected with
select-
ed for shutter speed.
8
14
79
20
64,
68
A Note on Electronically-Controlled Cam er as
In extremely rare in stanc es, un usu al char ac ters may ap pear in the control panel and the
cam era may stop func tion ing. In most cas es, this phe nom e non is caused by a strong ex-
ter nal stat ic charge. Turn the cam era off , re move and replace the battery (note that the
battery may be hot), and turn the cam era on again, or, if you are using an AC adapt er (avail-
able sep a rate ly), dis con nect and re con nect the adapt er and turn the cam era on again. In
the event of con tin ued mal func tion, con tact your re tail er or Nikon rep re sen ta tive. Note
that dis con nect ing the power source as de scribed above may result in loss of any data not
re cord ed to the memory card at the time the prob lem occurred. Data already recorded to
the card will not be aff ected.